India, June 17 -- A day after US officials confirmed that President Donald Trump had vetoed Israeli plans to assassinate Iran's Supreme Leader, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated that the quickest way to end this conflict is to eliminate Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, media reports said.

Prime Minister Netanyahu's remark came as the Israel-Iran conflict entered the fourth day, with both sides launching missiles at each other and even targeting civilians.

"The 'forever war' is what Iran wants, and they're bringing us to the brink of a nuclear war," Netanyahu said, adding that "In fact, what Israel is doing is preventing this, bringing an end to this aggression, and we can only do so by standing up to the forces of evil."

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